MVP problems with the new PCH version of GB-PVR

[sub]

Can I ask for some advice on the preferred best supported options?

I record digital only streams in the UK from Freeview and FreeSat. Both SD and HD. I use a combination of MVP's and PCH's for playback. I switched from the Cyberlink mux to the TS-Mux a short while ago. Given the problems playing back .ts on my MVP's, would I be better to go back to using Cyberlink or should I be converting recorded files. Or is there another option that I've missed?

Or I am content to just be patient and wait for a fix?

Freesat H.264 recordings arent going to play on an MVP. It cant handle H.264 or AC3.

Your Freeview recordings should work on the MVP, but you should stick to the Cyberlink mux, since the MVP is only really well suited to .mpg files.

The MVP was great bit of hardware back when everyone was recording analog TV channels. Its now very dated, and a poor match with the various digital tv services available. A PCH is a much better client choice for Freesat.

[trummel]

Thank Sub,

I didnt expect to be able to play HD on the MVP, I only mentioned HD in case it had a bearing on your recommendations. I'll switch back to the cyberlink mux for now. I only switched away from it because I thought the TS mux was your preferred and more future proof option.

I entirely agree about the suitability of the PCH, but I'm reluctant to ditch my MVP's whilst they continue to provide a good solution for our bedrooms and whilst the UK transmits so little HD content.

Thanks again for your help.

M.

[sub]

I only switched away from it because I thought the TS mux was your preferred and more future proof option.

TS Mux is my preferred mux these days, but if you're using an MVP you need to deal with its limitations, which pretty much means using standard definition and sticking to a .mpg mux.

[trummel]

Oh OK, I thought Martin had said that the MVP worked OK with with .ts files these days. :-(

[mvallevand]

No. Since mvpmc natively works quite well with some SD ts files, I hoped that the improvements for the NMT would allow for additional improvements in GBPVR use. The GBPVR servers for the MVP mode and PCH2 mode are sufficiently different that this isn't the case.

Here in North America, ALL digital files are all junk on the MVP because of AC3, it doesn't matter how they are muxed. The advantage to DVR-MS and TS (forgetting LiveTV) is typically they allow transcoding possibility, which the mpeg muxes don't allow.

Martin

[trummel]

Thanks for the expansion Martin. I understand now.

The PCH is so good with the PCH2 functionality that I'm sure I will soon feel the need to replace the MVP's, particularly where the TV's they are attached to do component.

[mvallevand]

The PCH is so good with the PCH2 functionality that I'm sure I will soon feel the need to replace the MVP's, particularly where the TV's they are attached to do component.

PCH2 mode is supported on SD TV's the MVP supports too, via svideo or composite, not just component. There might be some SCART NMT's too but I don't support those.

Martin